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E C E 749: Coherent Generation and Particle Beams

  • Catalog Description:
    Fundamental theory and recent advances in coherent radiation charged particle beam sources (microwave to X-ray wavelengths) including free electron lasers, wiggler/wave-particle dynamics, Cerenkov masers, gyrotrons, coherent gain and efficiency, spontaneous emission, beam sources and quality, related accelerator concepts experimental results and applications.
  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites or Corequisites: ECE 740 or Physics 721, or equiv, or cons inst
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